[NordicMan]

Has Apple changed the start up chime of the new iMac from the chord it was?

[imitchellg5]

No the chime does not change with model. The chime is a part of the software.

[NordicMan]

Thanks. I think the chime is right in the firmware. For years now it has been a G chord, I think. Earlier than that it was more like an F chord, or at least a half step difference. And while the chord in some Macs has sounded different, it was the same key.

[tigas]

But the firmware has changed!

If it's the same startup chime (and it is) it's because Apple decided not to change TOO much.

[tooki]

Originally Posted by imitchellg5

No the chime does not change with model. The chime is a part of the software.

The startup chime has never been part of the software. It's in the boot ROM, which is why a Mac with no connected bootable disk can still chime to show that it passed the hardware tests.

tooki

[PlacidTubs]

Originally Posted by NordicMan

Thanks. I think the chime is right in the firmware. For years now it has been a G chord, I think. Earlier than that it was more like an F chord, or at least a half step difference. And while the chord in some Macs has sounded different, it was the same key.

I always thought it was an Fsharp to be honest.